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A CTA train heads to the Loop on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Addison stop. Congestion pricing is designed to incentivize commuters to use public transit instead of driving.

Stuck in traffic? New tax could help.

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor January 20, 2025

For Fatima Syeda, a commute to class means a 45-mile drive from Huntley to Chicago. The senior health sciences student says she spends “about two hours (commuting) in the morning with traffic.”  “I...

Ella Venne, front, holds a cup she found in the remains of her family's home destroyed by the Eaton Fire as she searches with Glendale Fire Department captain Chris Jernegan, left, and his wife Alison in Altadena, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025

‘They were losing everything in the blink of an eye’: Los Angeles fires hit students hard

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor January 20, 2025

At around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, a small fire was reported near the Pacific Palisades, an affluent residential neighborhood in west Los Angeles. As of Jan. 17, it’s estimated that 50-75% of the...

A motorcade carrying President-elect Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla

‘A team effort’: What does ‘security’ mean at an inauguration?

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer January 19, 2025

All eyes will be on Washington, D.C., ahead of the presidential inauguration on Monday. With more than 200,000 people expected to descend on the nation’s capital, there will be many safety measures put...

Juan Raya serenades the protestors at Plaza Tenochtitlán on January 12, 2025. Protestors sang, danced and chanted as they raised awareness about the amendment to the Welcoming City Ordinance.

City Council votes to keep Welcoming City Ordinance in Chicago

Nupur Bosmiya, La DePaulia Managing Editor January 19, 2025

Last week, the City Council voted against the amendment to the Welcoming City Ordinance, 39-11. That means, the city will keep its sanctuary city status as is to protect undocumented residents. Introduced...

El concejal Byron Sigcho-López del Distrito 25 se dirige a los manifestantes en la Plaza Tenochtitlán el 12 de enero de 2025. Sigcho-López se opuso rotundamente a la enmienda a la Ordenanza de la Ciudad Acogedora.

El Consejo Municipal vota a favor de mantener la Ordenanza de Ciudad Acogedora en Chicago

Nupur Bosmiya, La DePaulia Managing Editor January 19, 2025

La semana pasada, el Consejo Municipal votó en contra de la enmienda a la Ordenanza de Ciudad Acogedora, con un resultado de 39-11. Esto significa que la ciudad mantendrá su estatus de ciudad santuario...

People take their places as a rehearsal begins on the West Front of U.S. Capitol ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Washington.

Corporations pour millions into inauguration Democrats plan to ditch

Lina Gebhardt and Jake Cox January 18, 2025

On Jan. 20, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for the second time, with a host of political officials expected to attend the celebration. Backing the event is a record $170 million...

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017..

Inaugurations: Precedent, Power and Prose

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor January 17, 2025

Four score, well, more like exactly four years ago on Jan. 20, Joseph Robinette Biden was sworn in as 46th president of the United States on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. In the billowing shadow of the...

Dorval Carter Jr. President of the Chicago Transit Authority speaks to reporters at the Forest Park Village Hall over the shooting death of four people on a Chicago-area transit Blue Line train yesterday morning, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Forest Park, Ill. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

BREAKING: CTA President Dorval Carter to retire

Avery Schoenhals, Campus News Editor January 13, 2025

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced in a news release Monday that President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. will retire after 10 years as the agency’s leader. Upon retiring, Carter will become president...

Student Government Association chair of diversity and equity Parveen Mundi speaks during an SGA meeting on Oct. 16, 2024. Mundi, a lead organizer of the DePaul Divest Coalition, helped organize the Gaza Scholars Program initiative.

SGA’s DEI committee campaigns for a Gaza Scholars Program

Sadie Springer, Asst. News Editor January 13, 2025

DePaul Student Government Association’s diversity and equity committee announced a student-led campaign, “Open Books, Open Hearts,” pushing for the implementation of a Gaza Scholars Program in December...

Crowd members talk amongst themselves during the SGA meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in McGowan South. The SGA fall election took place in Fall quarter, which determined who its new representatives would be.

New additions in the SGA house of representatives for winter quarter

Sadie Springer, Asst. News Editor January 13, 2025

DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) is beginning the winter quarter with fourteen newly elected members in their house of student representatives. These new members will join SGA’s existing...

Viruses on the rise: DePaul students hit by spike in flu and norovirus cases

Viruses on the rise: DePaul students hit by spike in flu and norovirus cases

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief January 13, 2025

Influenza and RSV positivity rates are on an upward trend in Chicago, as a national spike in norovirus cases also burdens DePaul students with contagious symptoms. The acute respiratory illness activity...

A nationally recognized leader and advocate for empowering others, Matos currently serves as vice chancellor for equity and inclusion at the University of California, Berkeley. Photo courtesy of Dania Matos | Via DePaul Newsline

Dania Matos to be DePaul’s next vice president for diversity, inclusion and belonging

Avery Schoenhals, Campus News Editor December 19, 2024

DePaul University President Rob Manuel announced the selection of Dania Matos as the next vice president for diversity, inclusion and belonging in a Newsline statement emailed to the university community...

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